diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 43630f7e2..b442a1fcf 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -445,9 +445,11 @@ elseif(APPLE)
 		set_property(TARGET websockets_shared PROPERTY MACOSX_RPATH YES)
 	endif()
 else()
-	set_target_properties(websockets_shared
-	PROPERTIES
-	OUTPUT_NAME websockets)
+	if (LWS_WITH_SHARED)
+		set_target_properties(websockets_shared
+		PROPERTIES
+		OUTPUT_NAME websockets)
+	endif()
 endif()
 
 # Set the so version of the lib.